Set up the SharePoint Online Management Shell Windows PowerShell environment

Applies to: SharePoint Online

Topic Last Modified: 2013-12-18

Summary: Learn how to set up the SharePoint Online Management Shell so global administrators can access Windows PowerShell 3.0 cmdlets.

SharePoint Online global administrators use the SharePoint Online Management Shell to remotely manage site collections, upgrade site collections to a new version, configure SharePoint Online company-level settings, and get logs from data connections between SharePoint Online and other services through Business Connectivity Services.